The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-10-20

lie Win6y ana WHY, Out VseaA alia
Wabbiing Governor Caught
in Tight Place.
but, ey a Bill Concocted in
His own Office, Sought
to Give II the Force
Of Law.
A. Al hauseon, on the 9TH of October
taere w-re hundreds OF farmers arcs. -,
al forak rs meeting to hear. his a,.
.eEse Oh mss special message, and affe,
they heard ii they shook their baa,;s
so'einniy and went away lar from sIt.
istied. Many expected TO hear him
deny the authenticity OF the message
and declare it :, forgery. Dut on the
contrary, he S sIuaraly gave the lie to
Cappeller and the Republican Execu-
tive Committee and said ii was genuine
and he still stood BY it. He explained
to the farmers that the real object OF
the Message was to compel the private
bankers, who were coHcealny their
property, and foreign corporations 10
DtN lliSli Va AS
estate, why, he insisted that there was
no proposal at all TO increase its valua-
tion, but on the contrary, 10 reduce it.
The whole point OF his defensive ex-
PLANTATION was that he commenced a
reduction in real estate valuation.
And now, says w. a. Taylor, in the
Cincinnati Engnirer, mark how pain
a tale will put him down.
On the 9th day OF April, 1856, he sent
his special message-wliich Chairman
Cappeller first denounced IS Demo-
cratic forgery, and which Governor
Foraker again reaiiirmed at Wauseon
was authentic and accurate-to the
Legislature.
THE SALIENT FEATURES
OF that message related to an immediate
reva uation ard increase o! the taxable
value OF real estate. Among other re-
commentators were the following:
]. "Cnless the tax rate or the vaiua-
tion OF property is INCREASED the
casual deficiencies will continue and
grow larger without power to provide
for them.
>. sIhe valuation of real estate rarely
exceeds - per cent, ami ranges down
ward from that point as low as % per
cent. of its true value, while personal
property is valued all the way from its
true value down 10 nothing. In fact
the great majority of the personal
property oi the State is rot returned,
a,ut entirely and fraudulent.y withheld
from taxation.
3. at is recommended, therefore, that
a rrmlration be had al once, instead of
waiting for the next decennial valuation
in 1850"
These recommendations are clear,
exp.i. il, and have unconditional re-
ference to
AN INCREASE
OF tine valuation of real estate, not de-
crease or equalization rs Governor
Foraker now claims and endeayors 10
make people believe.
These recommendations were fully
understood at the time, and Oil the !: tn
day OF April, 1856, three days after they
were sent in. Hon. s. W. Brown, of
Warren, Chairman OF the Finance Com
inittee, after repeated conferences with
Governor Foraker, int oduced the fol-
lowing bill, srhjch qcas dla,5si fck0!ty
.rirauil Lg GoGeracr Foraker himseJ:
To amend sections 27sa, o76c. e7sa, a77a2,
211!::i. 2f9I, 27:ri, 279S, .SGL and 2$!s,,
. as amended March IL. 1851 tIS v. i1l,
zaa.l to supplement section 31Sii OF the
ksez;sed Statutes of Ohio, relative to
z>sscssing real estate.
The rfa:ier by turning TO the Revised
Statutes viii readily understlnl what |
have TO say about this matter. Section
-27S5 was lett the same as it HOW stands
in the Revised Statutes except that it
provided ior valuation OF re;;i estate in
1856 and every ten years thereafter,
.changin, the time of apprais.:nent
from the first to the sixth year OF the
.decennial period. This was in accord
with Governor rorlkers recon- zen Ia
tion as above. The only additional
change in this section was 10 di$iTincii'se
ths u0icrs of all cities OF the iiT,t aiid sero:ll
class by taking array from tifcni fts '1cfh
TO eject assessors and making item op-
,pointir'
Section e7SS contains no change eS-
,cept rs to the appointment OF Assessors
in cities of the first and second class.
Section 27S9 is changed so as TO con-
form TO the appraisement made i'll 1855
Co.,
section remains unchanged.
Section 2792 is entirely new in its
scope and import, and
GOES DIRECT
FOR the owner OF real estate. It is as
follows:
:; ';Sect5on 1892. Each separate parcel
of real property shall be rdl'rtt at us trdie
rG,ue Ia a,o.isg. ,rliicli shall he dsce;f'tined
by retasailrs 10 he harlet rdlge Or ii'td! seLl-
i:.g price OF similar real estate ia tip ric',a-
ify Hiereot at bte time tie same aiGH he Gp-
s5raiSed for tarIii0Il, erriudiag the r;liUe OF
annual crops gro'ring thereon, II Gn3;; bat
The price fer rhich such rsGt property lrou',t
sell at d,wfioa Or at forocd s1ie StGH not be
fatea as The criitTiclt o. TIC iI,Sir rt,iue; and
Dqrcsls Or tracts OF laiaf 'riilii,t The corror-
dts Iis,i!s Of cites dqd riiingTs siaH not he
rd!,e.l dS l.frfa property, Bat at their fuIl
ralte rri,~.e s;tucei; and where the fee
OF ihe soil of any tract, parcel or lot o.
lan;l is in any p rSoa or persons, natural
or artificial, and the right to any miner
ais therein in another, or others, the same
shall be valued and iisted agreeable to
such ownership in separate entries,
specifviny the interest listed, and shall
be taxed 10 the parties owning the dif-
ferent interests respectively
Se~t-on 2795 is amended so as to an
fhorihe the Assessor to personally IN
spect AMI fix the valuation on both re IL
and personal property.
Section 279i is amen is by still fnr-
thar en!ar-ing the power and authority
OF Assessors to fix valuations.
Section 27,i6 is amended so as 20 make
It a miSiemeanor, punishable 10y 10;
less than 500, nor more thln g, - AMI
six months in Jail, for an ASSESSOR 10
fail or reinse to assess real estate as pro
yided in section 2192, AMI other sec
tiouS.
Section 979S is only changed 50 as to
conform 10 an appraisement male in
1856.
: Section 1902 amen Is the orig,nll by
providing how omitted parcels O! reti
estate shall be placed on the dupil'
cate.
Section 2SoG was amended so as to
provide how omitted pircels in cities,
towns and villages should be paced Oh
the duplicate
To original section 27Si, VITA tn
amendment above given, c!irnGin. tin
wear for revalua,ion to 1856. the follow
ing supplemental sections were added
Section 27SGa. In the month of No
yenbcr one thousand ei Int hund"e;
,;,l,., civ onI aS-ary- tailth var